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Obvious homage lets your pet dress up like a members of the anime’s cast other than its mentor cats.
This toy makes us wonder if Pikachu missed a lucrative career as either a breakdancer or a strobe light by sticking around with Ash too long.
A gorgeous take on the character that’s worlds apart from the Disney version, and can be read in English or Japanese.
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